You can cut your cancer risk by eating organic, a new study says

By Susan Scutti, CNN

Updated 1500 GMT (2300 HKT) October 22, 2018

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Photos:2018's 'Clean 15'

Avocados – Fewer than 1% of avocados tested positive for pesticides. Best of all, only one pesticide of any kind was found on all the avocados tested. For these reasons, the Environmental Working Group ranked avocados as the No. 1 cleanest produce.

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Photos:2018's 'Clean 15'

Sweet corn – Less than 2% of sweet corn, the second-cleanest produce, showed detectable levels of pesticides. Because a small portion of corn is grown from genetically modified seeds, the group suggests that those who wish to avoid genetically altered foods buy organic corn.

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Photos:2018's 'Clean 15'

Pineapples – Nearly all the pineapples tested -- 90% -- showed no residual pesticides, while just five pesticides could be detected on any of the samples. For these reasons, pineapples fill position three on the clean list.

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Photos:2018's 'Clean 15'

Cabbage – Overall, 86% of cabbage samples contained no detectable pesticides. Additionally, just two of more than 700 samples tested contained more than one pesticide. For these reasons, cabbage ranked fourth on the list of cleanest produce.